- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: Colonial Jack; Sailor Jean
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1873-1956
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: On foot, A piedi, A pied
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: USA
- Internet: http://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/colonial-jacks-9024-mile-walk-around-america/
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Krohn J. A., The walk of Colonial Jack: a story of a long distance walker, Printed by the Winchester Star, 1910. Hyder W. D., In His Shoes, The True Story of Sailor Jean and Colonial Jack, Numismatist, 2008.
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Colonial Jack is walking and pushing his sphinx around the border of the United States, a distance of 9,000 miles, in 400 days (except sundays), starting from Portland, Me, June 1, 1908, and ending in Porland, Me
I had observed that most people who wrote stories of travel journeyed over the country in firstclass coaches. They visited only the great cities and points of known interest. . . . Their stories are of beaten paths and, dress them as artistically and originally as they may, they are only telling a tale that has been told. While making no particular claim to superiority in writing, I thought by assuming the garb of a sailor and traveling as one of the plain, everyday toilers I could get closer to nature and her children and tell a story of our country such as had never been told.
Krohn, John Albert. The Walk of Colonial Jack; a Story of a Long-Distance Walker. Keane, N.H.: Printed by the Cheshire republican, 1910.
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